Hot Dogs & Ice Cream
July 3, 2009
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Profile America Friday, July 3rd. A number of special months are being celebrated in July three of them just naturally go together. Its not only National Grilling Month, but also National Hot Dog Month and National Ice Cream Month. Whether we call them frankfurters noting their German origin, weiners, or just plain hot dogs, we love them. This coming July Fourth weekend, Americans are expected to eat 150 million hot dogs enough to stretch five times from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. And when it comes to ice cream, we especially love the cold treat during the summer, but eat it all year long. From plain old vanilla to maple walnut swirl, each of us consumes an average of nearly 25 pounds of frozen dairy products annually. Profile America is a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau, now preparing for the 2010 Census.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p. 340
National Hot Dog & Sausage Council
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 209
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2009edition.html
